格斗女王 “张伟丽”成功卫冕。

Defending her Title

People had high expectations for this match – and their expectations were met. On March 7, Chinese MMA (mixed martial arts, 综合格斗) fighter Zhang Weili beat her Polish opponent   (对手) Joanna Jedrzejczyk in Las Vegas. Zhang successfully defended (卫冕) her strawweight (草量级) UFC (终极格斗冠军赛) title.

Both women are known as top fighters. Zhang, 30, won China’s first and only UFC belt last year in Shenzhen. Jedrzejczyk, 32, is a former five-time defending champion in the 115-pound group.
But this year’s novel coronavirus outbreak made Zhang’s training harder than usual. She had to travel from Beijing to Thailand and then to Abu Dhabi before arriving in Vegas, about a week later than planned. Worse still, before the match, Zhang was offended  (激怒) by a social media post by Jedrzejczyk. In a mock (假装的) poster, Jedrzejczyk wears a gas mask (防毒面具) standing behind Zhang, making fun of the outbreak.
The post caused criticism (批评) and was later removed. Zhang said she was fired up to make Jedrzejczyk pay for the tasteless joke in the octagon (八角格斗场).
In the end, Zhang scored a narrow win (险胜) over Jedrzejczyk in the fight. Both ended up in the hospital because of the fierce (激烈的) fight. 
“All fighters deserve (值得) respect from one another in the octagon. I don’t like people hitting each other with trash talk,” said Zhang following her victory. 
“Now the virus situation is not just affecting China, but the whole world. I hope everybody in the world can stand together to fight the virus with a united (联合的) effort,” she said.  
1. How many times has Zhang Weili won the UFC belt?
A. Once.                    B. Twice.
C. Three times.           D. Five times.
2. How did the epidemic affect Zhang Weili?
A. It made her training harder than usual.
B. She was late for the match.
C. She was upset because of the outbreak.
D. The match was put off due to the outbreak.
3. How did Zhang Weili react to Joanna’s Twitter post?
A. She ignored the Twitter post.
B. She made fun of her as well.
C. She was angry about it.
D. She hit Joanna after winning the match.
4. Zhang Weili thinks that while facing the epidemic, _____.
A. trash talk is helpful
B. people don’t have to respect each other
C. we should protect ourselves first
D. everybody should unite and fight together

格斗女王 “张伟丽”成功卫冕。   
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